GARDENING SUCCESSION

New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 669, 2 May 1952, Page 20

GARDENING SUCCESSION

Sir,-The. many regular listeners to the Garden Session from 3YA on 'Monday evenings must have felt a pang of; regret when they realised that they heard the familiar voice of the "Garden Expert," T. D. Lennie, for the last time in that capacity on Monday, April 7, when he gave advice, based on his long experience, to his successor, John Glazebrook. Considerable interest must have been aroused by the article in The Listener of April 4, in which notable features in the careers of the two experts were mentioned, giving readers a conception of the unquestionably high qualifications of each in the particular field of horti. culturé. As a resident of Timaru, I was interested to hear Mr, Lennie say that he received more inquiries from people in this area than from other cities or towns in the Dominion, in most parts of which he had listeners and correspondents. In passing, I endorse his suggestion, made during his — broadcast, that the time of the régular session should be altered from 7.15 to 8.15 or 8.30 p.m., to meet the convenience of listeners, ‘ particularly during the summer months. The main purpose of my letter, however, is to convey to Mr. Lennie the grateful thanks and appreciation

of one of his numerous listeners for his most helpful, practical and valuable advice on all garden problems, towards the solution of which he has made a notable contribution in his own inimitable

way.

J. B.

DOWLING

(Timaru).